Mexican Fiesta Casserole Reviews

My invites to tailgate parties usually come with a condition. I absolutely have to show up with this casserole in hand. Since I can whip it up in about twenty minutes flat using only a skillet and a baking dish, this is one condition I'm only too happy to comply with. Most of the time I make it with lean ground turkey. But you can also swap out the turkey and use lean ground beef. This cheesy baked casserole is packed with Mexican flavor, from the spice of the taco seasoning and tomato salsa right on down to the creamy black beans and sweet corn tortillas. It's seriously tasty, seriously easy, and seriously, it's good for you.

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users rating3.5/4

No way will this recipe serve 8 as written and no way should you ruin it with non-fat or low fat ingredients. I doubled everything in this recipe (except the onion) and added about 1 cup of leftover mexican rice. I deleted the zucchini and added 2/3 canned diced tomatoes with jalapeños. It was delicious and served 5 teen boys with chips and a salad. I will definitely make this again!

We both liked this much better than our usual Mexican casserole. The zucchini was not noticeable, not too many tortillas. Did not have enough salsa, or ingredients to make more, so used some tomato puree and our usual taco spices.

I thought this was really tasty, but made some slight modifications based upon some of the comments. I added a can of no salt added diced tomatoes to the mix and it helped keep everything tender and not dried out. I also put an additional tortilla in each layer so that it was more of a tortilla lasagna and put the other half of the meat mixture on the second layer of tortilla like many reviewers did. It was great garnished with sliced green onions and avocado and the leftovers are great too. Will try with sour cream next time and maybe sneak additional veggies in the mix. It would be great for a potluck or group event.

The recipe forgets to include the second half of the meat. (I figured it out in time to get it in the right order: on top of second layer of tortillas, before the salsa and cheese.) Meanwhile, I doubled the amount of meat and taco seasoning, and used more salsa than called for. It was really delicious, and my family (all of whom have different tastes, and who rarely all like the same thing) loved it.